18 crew members of space station evacuated

[cxi162]

From http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/space.station.evacuation/

Floating debris from a satellite forced the crew of the international space station to retreat to a safety capsule Thursday, according to a NASA news release.

Orbital debris was threatening to hit the station but passed by just before 1 p.m. EDT without causing damage, NASA said.

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Comments

[rbandrews]

That's just sad...

[cxi162]

Well at least the story has been fixed.

[impink]

Cramming 18 people in Soyuz capsule was college fad in Soviet Union in Sixties.

[jameshroberts]

In Soviet Russia, Soyuz crams into you!